weikioh and john smith



wEl'RlcH. & SMITH.

Gate.

Noi 77,142.

Patented April 21, l11868.

@nite-n tatts attnt @ffice Letters Patent No. 77,142, dated April 2l, 1868.'

@La irlgetul referat tu it itat tittts tiat submitting gaat nt tige sans.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, B. WEIRICII and JOHN SMITH, of Middlebury, in the county of Elkhart, and-State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in' which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, ,showing the gate in its natural position.

Figure 2, also a side view, showing the bottom section elevated,'and

Figure 3 a perspective of the sill, with the swinging bars attached thereto.

rlhe nature of this invention consists in so constructing a farn1-gate that it may be adjusted to clear itself` of snow or mud; also, in the employment of swinging bars at the bottonroi' the sill, so arranged as to allowl small animals to pass or repass, when desired, without the gate being opened, substantially as hereinafter set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to make-and use our invention, we will now describe its construction and operation.

A represents the sill, which is cut away at its bottom suiiciently to allow small animals to pass under. b b are two swinging bars, pivot'ed beneath the sill, as seen in the drawings. It will be observed that tho ends of the bars that swing open are bevclled. So, also, is the step formed at the bottom oi' the sill. Thus, when the bars are closed, they cannot be pushed open by the smaller animals.

B B represent the posts, one of which is furnished with a. shoulder near its top, upon which shoulder is the,`

metal plate c. The object of this plate will be seen presently.

' lhe gate is composed of two sections. Section C is provided with grooved4 end-pieces, g g', in which sec-` tion C slides. h represents a lever, pivoted to end-piece g. f is an upright, pivoted at its lower end to the bottom sla't of section C', and, at its upper end, in a slot in lever 7i, as seen in gs. 1 and 2. k represents a brace, furnished with holes, n; o: a', in which is the adjustable pin or button m. at represents the upper hinge, and consists only of u band of metal, secured to endpieee g". This hinge rests upon the metal plate c. u is the lower hinge, and is simply a tlnec-quarter-eirele band of metal, also secured to end-pieceg. The object of this lower hinge is only to keep the gate in position, and not to assist in supporting the weight of it, as the entire weight of the gate is designed to be on the upper hinge. o represents the latch. I

The mode ot' operating our gate is as follows: Ii found necessary to elevate the lower section, the lever t is raised to any desired height, and retained in position by button m. l

Having thus fully described our invention, what we desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. The sections C C', lever L, and brace' Ic, combined and operated as and for the purpose set forth. 2. We claim the swinging bars L b, sections C C', lever 7L, and brace 7c, all arranged as described. In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we aiix our signature in the presence of two witnesses.

B. WEIRICH, JOHN SMITH.

Witnesses:

HENRY E. SMITH, JOEL GILLETT. 

